Tool handle grip



July 22, 1952 J. H. BOUTTE TOOL HANDLE GRIP Filed Sept. '7, 1951 Inventor Julius H. Bouhe m Wan/y 3m Patented July 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOOL HANDLE GRIP Julius H. Boutte, Odessa, Tex.

Application September 7, 1951, Serial No. 245,447

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in wrenches and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described which may b firmly and securely gripped by the hand when it is being used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrench which is simple in construction and which may be easily manufactured.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 4-4 in Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 5-5 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a wrench designated generally by the reference character In, the same embodying in its construction a head I l formed integrally with an upwardly offset elongated handle [2.

The handle I2 is preferably longitudinally tapered, and while its outer end portion is circular in cross-section (see Figure 5) the portion of the handle adjacent the head is rectangular (see Figure 4) and is provided in the corner edges thereof with sets of longitudinally spaced notches l3 affording grips to prevent the handle from slipping in the hand.

The handle is also formed with a row of spaced, transversely extending bores l4, each of which receives a tubular insert l5, preferably formed of resilient material such as rubber, or the like.

It will be observed that the length of the inserts I5 is somewhat greater than the thickness of the handle, whereby the end portions of the inserts project from the upper and lower surfaces of the handle for gripping engagement by the hand.

It will be noted that the provision of the notches 2 l3 combined with the presence of the protruding inserts 15, will effectively prevent the fingers from slipping, and as a result, relatively greater effort will be applied to the wrench as compared with the use of wrenches of conventional design.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A tool comprising a work engaging head, an elongated handle provided thereon, said handle being formed with a row of spaced, transversely extending bores. and a plurality of resilient inserts positioned in their respective bores, said inserts projecting from opposite surfaces of said handle. I

2. A tool comprising a work engagin head, an elongated handle provided thereon, said handle having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional configuration for a major portion of its length and being provided in longitudinal edges thereof with a series of arcuate notches, said handle also being provided with a row of spaced, transversely extending bores, and a plurality of cylindrical inserts formed from resilient material positioned in the respective bores, end portions of said inserts projecting from opposite surfaces of said handle.

JULIUS H. BOUTTE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 607,320 Young July 12, 1898 1,318,454 Kleinkopf Oct. 14, 1919 1,581,647 Layton Apr. 20, 1926 2,469,658 Camelli Apr. 19, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 855,017 Germany June 19, 1922 

